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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
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Perry for Senator.

Our dispatches tonight remove the
last doubts as to the choice of our legis-
iators, and the election of f. ~ Perry
To the Senate may be considered assured
As our senator. he will be the peer of
any member of the most august Iegisla-
tive body in the world all his traits of
character. habits of mind and modes of
thought assure us that the hearty CON
gratulations rendered him on his we'll
deserved success may he extended with
equal justice to the State of Florida
and her people.
Senator Perry will be in no sense a
politician-he never has been and he
never can be bound by the narrow lines
of party or policy which circumscribe
the conclusions or position of lesser
men. Perry heart is warm. his mind
is broad and deep, he wins respect on
first acquaintance and familiarity enlarg-
es the feeling to perfect trust and rev
erence. Had we known him less we
could not have urged his election SO CON
fidently or earnestly.
His name is above reproach of friend
or foe; the right has no truer champion
and the wrong no sturdier antagonist
Even his bitterest enemies oppose him
only because he is nObody's tool; no man
dare approach Perry's place in the SEN
ate To negotiate a deal or urge a compact
which seeks darkness rather than light.
Florida need never blush for the speech
or deed of a citizen who has already won
his place among her truest in war and
peace.
And now that the campaign is over, let
Democrats remember that on the part of
Perry the struggle has been all it should
be IN the face of great provocation. The
Disston investigation was ordered by the
Legislature, and the Commissioners Sc
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
A Difference.

Under an administration which had
promised all things to all men and kept
faith only with the toughs and the bosses.
there was noattempt at the enforcement
of law or the preservation of order. Occa-
sionally pretense of activity was made,
but somehow the police and their lawful
game never came in contact and these
pretended raids produced no lasting
good.
\ new administration which makes
no promises 10 any except the general
one of enforcing the law has come into
power. 1t has been said that the law
could not be enforced with an incompe-
tent marshal ON the police force. Mayor
Teasdale has already proved that the
same Marshal may easily and effectually
work the impossible.
1t is the duty of the Mayor to execute
the law-he is not responsible for the
law On Sunday he stopped business
and ladies We're not elbowed off the side
walks ON their way to church. This
much Mayor Teastiale has accomplished;
let him continue the good work.
But the present Sunday law will be-
come imperative if it is not amended.
The sale of drugs should be permitted
papers should be sold-bootblack should
be allowed 10 ply their trade and the
barber-shops should be kept open till
eleven. Let the Council amend the law
in these respects as soon as possible, but.
in the meantime the Mayor is right in
enforcing rigidly the law now on the
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
Cockroaches on the Race Course

Bet you $40 on my bugr'
Five to two on the little UNI
Such We're the cries that greeted the
ears of a reporter as he passed the door Of
a Cadillac square saloon and caused him
to turn back and enter. 1t was a curious
sight that met his eyes. On the floor
were drawn two concentric circles with
chalk. one six, the other about twelve feet
in diameter. Within the inner circle
stopped two men who held each teacup,
bottom upward, on the floor. their rims
in contact and As near the middle of the
circle as possible. Between the inner and
outer circle stood a fiashily dressed man
with an open watch in his hand and with
out the outer circle were eighteen or
twenty excited spectators.
''Are you ready" asked the man with
the watch.
1--WE are" answered they of the cups
zone, two, three, l,O!'' said the time
keeper
The two men in the inner circle stimuli
taneously raised the cups and stepped be
You'd the line, revealing two cockroaches,
one considerably larger than the other
The bugs seemed at first TO be thoroughly
confused, running about in circles and
darting first in one direction and then in
another. Suddenly, however, the smaller
roach took a bee line toward the bar and
crossed the chalk Vine while the other in
sect was still seeking its bearings The
greatest confusion prevailed, as each
trainer deity covered his roach with a
cup and secured il, the captOr Of the
smaller one exclaiming:
Three ont of five and the money is
mine. Detroit Free Press.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

lected by the Governor were men of the
highest ability, on whose names there
never lay shadow or stain. The
charges made by the Orlando Reporter
against Bloxham's champion have been
indicated by the affidavits of Gov.
Drew and Senator Mann. We
have shown no '.anonymosity; no
ghost called Lex" will haunt
our future-we have leveled no charges
against any opponent for which we must
apologize. The fight was made for prin-
ciple-it was honorably waged to the
end, and the victory is that of the people.
In such contest it is an honor to be
engaged, victory carries no painful MEM
cries to embitter success and there is no
humiliation i'm defeat. Would it were
Oftener So
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

The barroom dog that drinks beer Is
quite common curiosity. SO much SO
indeed that il is no longer a curiosity TO
the FOUNDERS l remember once going into
the bowels of the East side to see New
foundland dog that belonged to a barroom
and drank beer and spirits with any one
who treated it IL was n sad dog, as
remember it, Its eyes were bilious, and
it had listIess gait and depressed air.
Dissipation had evidently told upon it.
Since that time I have got to know dogs
large, small and medium, all of which are
addicted to their pots, and L enjoy the
honor of acquaiutanceshipw with Bowery
goat that will. its owner assures me, drink
a keg Of beer il any one will find the key
When goat falls into ways of dissipation,
am told. il becomes more completely and
hopelessIy abandoned than any animal
except man himself. and from what have
myself seen am inclined To believe that
this is the fact.-Alfred Trumble in New
York News.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

Mr. Hind. of Putnam, as shown in our
dispatches, has introduced two bills al
ready-one entitled am act to regulate
the manufacture and sale of commercial
fertilizers, and the other provides for a
joint committee to consider SO much of
the Governors message as relates to the
Okeechobee drainage
The first, House bill No. rs. may suf-
fer amendment before its final passage,
but its necessity has been urged by ms
for two years, The motion is also on
the right line. and the drainage fraud
must be thoroughly investigated in all
ITS bearings. Mr.. Hind proposes to
make the State Chemist Inspector of
fertilizers and he will urge both.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

THE orchestra s. usually composed Of
seven musicians, w..u sit 40 the back of
the stage and play without much inter
mission from the he~iuaiEg To the end of
the performance. The leading instru-
ments sre the fiddle, the cymbals, the
gong and the drum The fiddle tyran-
nizcs over the rest Of the music. and rises
superior even To the clash OF the cymbals.
IL has only single string, and the notes
evolved from il pierce tine ear like knife.
The man that performs upon the fiddle
alternates with the cymbals, while his
next neighbor beats, in rhythmical meas
ure, on huge braZen gong, which is
pendent from the ceiling. The other per-
formers play upon drums. one of metal
and the other of polished wood. The
music is said to bear striking resem-
blance to THAT of the Egyptians. IL is all
in the minor key, and from a distance it
has a weird and melancholy sound Heard
near at hand. however, it has a tendency
to produce headache and TO rasp the
nerves.-GeOrge III. Fitch in The Cosmo-
politan-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
GOring the Wrong Ok

Jones thinks il is outrageous to ac-
cuse Bloxham of completely with him
self; his own conduct is truly good
when he manufactures defamatory
letter attacking Perry-it is right to mis-
represent the people of Palatka, Seville
and Sanford-it is progressive Journal
ism to publish billingsgate by the yard
it rs reform democracy" which buys
votes-it is great and good" to publish
hbeious innuendoes ON the private life of
a citizen. Lex has had his say and
"dH the attorneys of Gainesville" are I'M
worthy of notice! This time Jones asks
the Legislature to ''vindicate~ him by
electing Bloxham and the Legislature
will respond as sensible people have al
ways done.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

a suspicious vessel, supposed to CON
tain dynamite, is lowering off the coast
of Ireland. A clerical gentleman writes
to the Cork Herald saying that the YES
sells appearance is part of government
plot to aid the Coercion bill by getting
up a scare, and that part of the plot is
to induce men to assist in unloading the
vessel, then arrest them. The ship has
not touched at any portland the mystery
is how it was discovered that she con-
tanned dynamite or anything else. as even
her name was guessed at.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
THE DAILY NEWS

THE DAILY NEWS is published every morn
ing except Monday, and DELIVERED by carriers
in the city, mailed, postage free, - for three
months 81 for six months, or IS per annum-
column paper. published every Friday, con-
tanning all the news of the week, local and
general. 1t Is the largest and handsomest
weekly paper published in Florida; and viii be
mailed. postage free, for 81 a year, or 80 cents
address.
Local advertisements, 20 cents per line for
first insertion, and 10 cents per line tor each
additional insertion. Special notices, 10 cents
Ger line. Reduced rates on continued adNer-
tisements.
All advertising bills become due pro rata
every month. Special and short-time payable
IN advance
All remittances should be made by express,
money-orier or registered letter.
Address, THE NEWs,
PALATkA FLORIDA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
The Value of London Land.

1t has been ascertained, with regard To
the Imperial Institute, that the site OF
about five acres recently secured for the
admiralty and war offices Is valued at
ESQ 600. or rather over f16O.OUO per acre;
that now vacant in Charles street, opposite
the India Office, is less than an acre, and
would cost at least f125, 900; probably an
other acre might be secured by private
contract so that the value of q limited
site in this position would not be less than
ESQ, 600.
1t has been suggested that a single acre
not far from Charing Cross might be OBJ
tanned for f224, 600. Two and a half acres
on the Thames embankment have been
offered for e40O, 600, and il Is stated that
six acres may be procured from Christ's
hospital for f600, 600. Another good GEN.
trail position has been suggested, consisting
Of two and q half acres, which has been
valued at Secs, O00-LOndon Court Jour
nal
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

Charley Finley puts it this way . in
the light of historic TRUTH
Observation-Disclosures, generous. parti-
san, but weak, fatally weak - like
Blaine"
''Perry-A friend of the common peo-
pie, honest. reliable, always reliable,
like Cleveland"
These definitions cannot be gainsaid
and the legislator would do well to need
Florida's photographer. THE PALATKA
NEWS Is for Perry against the field, like
the son of Senator j. j. Finley.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
Moral ObIiquity.
book.

Jones swore on Saturday, and, on Sun
day. when he should have been in
church, he found something which will
eternally damn the conspirators in Flor
ida" Little chaps should not swear be-
cause curses are like chickens, and
damn" is big word. but ''conspirator
fits Jones like de paper NIT de wall
However. we shall not mourn over the
approaching fate of this slippery assassin
of character. who has already become
accustomed to the moral darkness which
will envelop his future
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

We forteold that Bloxham would not
swear for his partner, and also that
Dougherty would not swear, although
Jones swore he would. The first part of
the prediction has already been verified
by the event-lookOut for the fuitillment
of the other
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

The Times Union asks if reasonable
men can believe that he would carry
bad tale to Bloxham's enemies. Ger
tainly. Drew and Mann have long been
the dearest friends of Jones, and the
change of front had been SO recently
made that the tn. was not quite ''otf
with the old love" when it was Ion with
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

1t seems that Speaker Carlisle's seat is
not to be- contested after all. He would
have been badly handicapped in the
next choice of Speaker for the House
of Representatives with contest for his
seat behind him, but now his prospects
for reelection to the office he..has filled
with so much ability seem very bright.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
Tn, srov,h of Earth Worms.

Cut an earth worm in two and place the
two halves in a flower pct Nith tafth kept
constantly moist, and in ID t!---l /. year
YOU will find two whole vcru.a- y head
will have grown On tie halt taat ls-si but
O tail while a tail Will have grown 10 the
half thai had none
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

The New York star says TRAY,
Blanche and Sweetheart" are at the
Westminster Kennel Club show i'll
Madison Square Garden. The Times
Union locates them at present in Florida.
Give us another affidavit, Jonesey.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12
PALATKA. FLA. APRIL II. 1887.

The conspiracy unearthed bv the off
GERS of the Pan Handle (Pennsylvania)
Railroad is almost unexampled for It's
napnitude in the annals of thievery.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-12

The Russian government has decided
TO prohibit the importation Of patent
medicines, the published list Of prohibited
articles contains 500 items.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-31

The laws Of Michigan do not pro-
vide that person shall be appointed
sheriff in place of Charles l.. Lynch,
deceased, but it states who shall dis
charge the duties of the office. The
law, on the subject, will be found on
page 222 of Howells Annotated
statues, being section 5S2, and is as
follows:
Whenever vacancy shall occur in
the office of sheriff of any county,
the under sheriff of such county shall,
in all things, execute the office OF
sheriff, until sheriff shall be elected
and qualified and any default or
misfeasance in office of such under
sheriff in the meantime, as well as
before, shall be deemed to be breach
of the condition of the bond given by
the sheriff who appointed him, and
also a breach iof the condition Of
the bond executed by such under
sheriff to the sheriff by whom he was
appointed.
From the above law it is evident
that James f. Denton, the under
sheriff, is, in reality, sheriff of this
county, with all the powers granted
by law to sheriff, and will act as
such until sheriff shall be elected
and qualified. Mr.. Denton has serv-
ed the people of this county two
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-31
Resolutions.

The following preamble and reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted by
Pine Forest Lodge, No. "a, A. o. U.
w., at session held last Thursday
night:
WHEREAS, II has pleased the Supreme
Ruler Of the Universe to remove from our
midst our late brother Charles L. Lynch,
and,
WHEREAS, The intimate relations held
by our deceased brother with members of
this lodge, render it proper that we should
services as brother and his merits as
man, therefore be il
Resolved, That in the death of Charles
l.. Lynch, this lodge loses brother who
was always ready to assist the needy and
distressed of the order, and devoted to its
welfare and prosperity. An honest and
upright man, whost virtues endeared him,
not only to his brothers of the order, but
to all of his fellow citizens.
Rcsolced, That this lodge tender its heart
felt sympathies to the family and relatives
of our deceased brother, in this, their sad
affection.
Resolved, that the members of this lodge
attend the funeral of our deceased brother
in body.
Resolced, That these resolutions be en-
tered upon the minutes of this lodge and
that copy of them be sent the family of
our deceased brother, and published in the
city papers.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-31
Railroad News.

Here, says the Bay City Tribune,
is the latest from the seat of war.
The f. & P. M. will probably buy
the Port Huron Il Northwestern slim
gauge railroad and make it stand
ard guage. The route from Saginaw
to Marlette or Mayville will be farth-
er south than at present in order to
avoid grades. A branch will be built
from either of those points to Caro-.
All the slim guage rolling stock on
the road will be sent upon the Sand
Beach division. The f. & p. M.
will undoubtedly be forced to make
the purchase of the Durand road
which is backed by w. r. Burt.
This road, which is bound for Mack
mac City, will go there, it is said, by
lodging Bay City entirely. The
men who are backing it are working
solely in the interest of East Sagin-
aw. To spite Bay City they will 60
out of their way, and build line
parallel to the F. & p. NJ, as far as
Averill station which is the terminus
of Ketchum's logging road. Ketchum
wishes to unload his road and as he
is member of the Durand company,
will do so in this manner. From
Averill the line will be to Alger to
connect with the Detroit, Bay City d
Alpena railroad.
Bay City needs the Detroit, Bay
City d Alpena railroad extended
from Alger. The movements of other
ines in the direction of Alger are too
suspicious. If Bay City wishes to
'etain its prestige up there it must
make q move soon in that direction.
Let the Business Mems association
Interview Gen. Alger upon his return
rom Europe and ascertain what
,onus would induce him to come to
Bay City. The Port Huron bonus
totes will expire in year. They
ould be split in two for the Midland
nd Alger roads to good advantage.
f anything is to come out of the
Port Huron scheme there should be
ONE manifestation at a near date.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-31
Penalty for Violating Game Law.

The amendment to the game law of
this State, published in the ARGUS
two weeks since, takes the place of
sections !, 2, 8, and A of the old game
law, and provides that for violation
of the new law, the offender may be
punished as provided in section 6" of
the general game law, which reads as
follows:
Section 6. Any person or persons
violating any of the following provis-
ions of this act shall be deemed gull
ty of a misdemeamor, and shall like.
wise be liable to penalty of fifty
dollars for each offense, and shall, on
conviction thereof, stand committed to
the common Jail of county until such
penalty is paid provided that such
imprisonment shall not exceed thirty
days.
1t will therefore be seen that the
law makes it $50 fine for killing
game out of season, and, also, the
same amount for hunting deer by
means of dogs, or by artificial light.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-31
Carving out the Law.

1t is very easy to arraign the adj
ministration upon loose statements in
hostile newspapers, as was done in the
Philadelphia case and has been done
by the Civil Service Reform League
in Chicago. But as yet no direct
charge of failure to maintain the
law has been sustained before the
commission, which is constituted of
two Democrats and one Republican.
The administration must be credited
with satisfying neither the enemies
nor the friends of civil service reform,
but it is carrying out the law, all the
same, in better faith than has ever
been attempted before,---Chicago
News.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-31

any pain. He faded away gradually
and unconsciously to himself. / talk
ed to him great deal, but never let
him tell me anything about the shoot
ing. 1t was a matter l did not think
it we'll for him to talk about"
Detective Albert Boeberitz was
sworn and testified that he accompan-
led the Cleveland officers to Alpena
for the purpose of getting Morgan
and the others, aud that he accom-
panied them to Detroit by boat; that
he sat up all night on the boat, and
that he had conversation with Morgan
about the shooting of Lynch. "Mor-
gan commenced the conversation about
the crowd through which we had taxi
Ell the prisoners to the boat. / told
him that if the sheriff had died the
people would have lynched him.
He said: Yes, if | had had a mo-
ment's notice, would have made it
hot for some of the Others He said
that he was sitting in a rocking-chair,
and that some friend of his had pre-
sented him with boquet when the
tbSee men rushed in, tipped him over
in the chair, and while on the floor
he got out his revolver. He did not
explain how the revolver was dis
charged. He expressed no regret, ex-
cept at not having chance to warm
some of the others. He thought that
he was being arrested on the old
charge of the jail delivery at Grand
Rapids, and did not know that it was
on the Cleveland charge of murder
ing the detective. The pistol was
large one, A calibre. Morgan said
that he had been at Alpena three
weeks on and off before the shooting.
Morgan, who is professional burg
lar, undoubtedly knew who Sheriff
Lynch was"
The verdict of the jury gave the
cause of death in the exact words Of
DR.. Maclean's testimony, and said in
addition that they found that the
pistol shot,. which was the primary
cause of death, was fired by Charles,
alias "Blinkey" Morgan.-Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-31

have been for several years a sufferer
from hay fever and severe head colds, and
have tried other remedies In hope OF get
ting relief but have found none that can
compare with Ely's Cream Balm. would
not be without 1t for any consideration.
1t is simply wonderful in its effects upon
the nasal organs. s. A. Burt, Whining
ton, N. q.
can cheerfully recommend Ely's Cream
Balm to the suffering public for hay fever
and stoppage of the air passages. have
tried 1t and find 1t gives immediate relief.
j. E. Rector, 400 Rock st., Little Rock,
Ark.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-31
Detroit Markets.

The following market quotations
are copied from the Detroit Free
Press.
Apples. $3.50 to s4.25 per barrel.
Butter, 10 to 81 per pound.
Flour per barrel, $8.75 to $4.75
Hay, baled, $500 to $14 per ton.
Car lots No. timothy, t11 per ton.
Mess beef. s7.26 to $3.50 per Dbl.
Oats per bushel, 20 to 90.
Onions, $500 to 1926 per barrel.
Pork, $500 to $3.50 per Dbl.
Potatoes, per bushel, 20 to rs.
Wheat, $0.73 to $07s per bushel.
The quotations, given by the Free
Press, are mostly of wholesale ma
ture. The prices at retail stores must
be somewhat higher.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-31

terms as sheriff, and gave general
satisfaction, and there is every proba-
bility that he will continue to admin
lister the duties of the Office during
the unexpired term of the late Chas.
l.. Lynch.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-31
Meteorological Report

During the weak ending Monday
Aug. 10Th, 1887, the meteorological
report of the weather at Alpena city
was as follows:
Highest temperature, 20 degrees, on the 10th.
Lowest temperature, 40 degrees, on the 25th.
Average temperature, 81 degrees.
Highest barometric pressure, s02s inches.
Lowest bsrometric PRESSURE 2oos inches.
Total rain fall, OH inches.
Prevailing wind, from the west.
Total movement OF wind ITO miles.
Greatest daily rainfall. 0. 10 inches, on the 2alh
Highest velocity Of the wind. 10 miles, from the
northwest, on the oath.
JAMES J. FITZGERALD,
ssrB't Signal Corps, U. 8. A.